Wonder Mkhonza granted bail
According to a statement today from PUDEMO national spokesperson, Zakhele Mabuza, Wonder Mkhonza has been granted a bail of 15 000 emalangeni, approximately 1650 US$. Wonder Mkhonza was arrested on A...
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”Incompetent” and “catastrophic” Swazi regime ignores Swazi people...
”The results of Mswati’s absolute rule for the Swazi people have been catastrophic,” independent watchdog organisation Freedom House writes in the excecutive summary of their new report on Swaz...
Swazi regime detain PUDEMO member for handling pamphlets on state of e...
Wonder Mkhonza, National Organising Secretary of the banned Swazi political party the People’s United Democratic Movement and Secretary General of the Swaziland Processing Allied Workers Union ...
Swazi civil society warns diplomats of government clamp down
During meetings with diplomats from the embassies of several Western countries, held in Pretoria last week, representatives from Swaziland’s civil society warned that Swaziland’s governme...
Swazi women rally against “abuse and inequality”
We are against “all forms of abuse, inequality, inadequate justice system and the clashes between traditional laws and constitutional laws,” a press release issued by the Swaziland Rural Women Associ...
Swazi students elect new leadership during vibrant congress
“The congress was characterised by vigorous and vibrant debate which saw the students of Swaziland declaring the year 2013 as a year of action, turning each and every institution into a site of strug...
Optimistic Swazi Finance Minister’s budget speech is symptomatic treat...
“It is a bold budget that will boost growth and support the vulnerable … the financial system in Swaziland is generally sound … We remain cautiously optimistic,” Swaziland’s Minister of Finance Majoz...
Director of Education in Swaziland praises fraudulent claims of Swazi ...
Director of Education in Swaziland, Sibongile Dlamini, warned readers of The Times of Swaziland on Friday that writers “need to be careful of plagiarism and fraudulent publication.” She then went on ...
Swazi youth congress demands release of political prisoners
The Swaziland Youth Congress (SWAYOCO) is to launch a campaign for the unconditional release of its President, Bheki Dlamini and other political prisoners on February 16. Bheki Dlamini is charged und...
Maxwell: boycott undemocratic Swazi elections
“We will not partake in these undemocratic elections in Swaziland unless political parties are unbanned. We seek to intensify our boycott,” Swaziland Nationals Union of Students (SNUS) President Maxw...
Danish protest against Moroccan kangaroo court
Today, representatives of Danish solidarity organization Africa Contact, the Danish political party the Red-Green Alliance, Polisario, and others staged a protest outside the Moroccan Embassy ...
European Parliament to report on human rights situation in Western Sah...
“Dr Tannock is not in a position to answer your questions as the report has not been written and dates have not been set yet,” the personal assistant of the recently appointed Special Rapporteur of t...
Danish delegation stalked by Moroccan police during visit to occupied ...
”When we left our hotel, we discovered that we were being followed by a small army of Moroccan security officers. They obviously did not want the truth about the occupation of Western Sahara to be re...
Maxwell harassed by police again
“The external region of SWAYOCO [Swaziland Youth Congress] is disgusted and disturbed by reports that [Swazi] student leader Maxwell Dlamini was arrested [on Friday] for allegedly not abiding by his ...
SUDF to mobilise against undemocratic Swazi elections
In a New Year’s statement issued by Swaziland United Democratic Front (SUDF) Coordinator, Wandile Dludlu, the SUDF says it will mobilise the population against Swaziland’s non-party elections that th...
Danish party to support PUDEMO’s struggle for democracy in Swaziland...
Representatives of the Danish party, the Red-Green Alliance, met with the leadership and other representatives of the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) in November. The Danes met with PUDE...